With 2013 in the books, we're continuing a tradition here at SJF by looking forward to the big movie questions of 2014. And while last year provided us with entertaining answers to the questions we posed back in February, 2014 looks to have just as many. Without any fanfare whatsoever, we now present the Big Movie Questions of 2014.

Is 2015 already eclipsing 2014?

Take a look at 2015, and you'll see what could be the most impressive list of films to come in a single year: The Avengers: Age of Ultron, the as-yet-untitled Batman/Superman movie, Fast 7, and Mission: Impossible are but a few. Moviegoers are salivating for these tentpole titles, while ignoring the potentially bigger releases of 2014, including Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Maleficent…

The Final Word: Top Domestic Movies of 2013By: MattInRC
It's time to ruminate on the year that was, and seek some insight from the Movie Gods about 2014.

In a year that saw Hollywood act more like a rollercoaster than a business, we're frankly surprised to find ourselves saying the following: Hollywood broke box office records once again, taking in a staggering $10.92 billion in sales. But that success wasn't guaranteed entering the Summer season. Take a look at the top list from the end of Q2:

Win Tickets To An Advance For Screening For HER on Monday, January 6th at 7:30PM at Regal Natomas Stadium 16 in Sacramento.

HER is a 2013 American science fiction romance film written, directed, and produced by Spike Jonze. The film centers on a man who develops a relationship with a female voice produced by an intelligent computer operating system. It marks Jonze's solo screenwriting debut. The film premiered at the 2013 New York Film Festival.

On December 4, 2013, HER was chosen the best film of 2013 at the National Board of Review Awards

Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) is a lonely, introverted man who writes personal love letters for people with difficulties expressing their feelings. Unhappy because of his impending divorce from his childhood sweetheart, Catherine (Rooney Mara), Theodore purchases a talking operating system with artificial intelligence, designed to adapt and evolve like a human being. He decides he wants the OS to have a female identity, and she names hersel…

Two-time Oscar® Winner Tom Hanks* received his first Best Actor Nomination for his disarming turn as a 12-year-old man-child in Penny Marshall’s timeless, “hilarious” (Newsweek) delight. Tired of being a kid, Josh Baskin wishes he was big. When he wakes up the next day, he’s an adult! Now, Josh must hold down a job – and please a new boss (Robert Loggia). Tougher still, he must convince his best friend that he’s still himself, and explain to a beautiful woman (Elizabeth Perkins) who falls for him, that he’s not.
To help you prepare for the 25th anniversary edition of Big, we have created a list of must have bachelor pad toys, to help you get in touch with your inner child!

1. X-Box or Playstation.
No one is going to blame you if you want to hang out all day on the couch and have a FIFA tournament, skateboard with Tony Hawk or have a Mario Kart race day. Do what you want, you’re a kidault!

2. Indoor basketball Hoop
This is your house; no one can tell you not to bounce the …

Here is the trailer for the upcming film Planes: Fire & Rescue, is scheduled for theatrical release on July 18, 2014. Bobs Gannaway, creator of Jake and the Never Land Pirates and director of Secret of the Wings, will direct the film. Dane Cook, who will reprise his role of Dusty, will be joined by Julie Bowen as the voice of Lil Dipper.

“The Wolf of Wall Street Soundtrack available on iTunes NOW!”
Virgin Records has provided me with THE WOLF OF WALL STREET soundtrack to give to our fans in Fresno. The lucky winners will also be getting ROE passes to see the film.

THE WOLF OF WALL STREET is a 2013 American film directed by Martin Scorsese, based on Jordan Belfort's memoir of the same name. The screenplay was written by Terence Winter, and the film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Belfort, a New York stockbroker who runs a firm, Stratton Oakmont, that engages in securities fraud and corruption on Wall Street in the 1990s.

The film also features Jonah Hill and Matthew McConaughey. It is the fifth collaboration between Scorsese and DiCaprio, and the second between Scorsese and Winter after Boardwalk Empire.

“The Wolf of Wall Street Soundtrack available on iTunes NOW!”
Virgin Records has provided me with THE WOLF OF WALL STREET soundtrack to give to our fans in San Francisco. The lucky winners will also be getting a hat.

THE WOLF OF WALL STREET is a 2013 American film directed by Martin Scorsese, based on Jordan Belfort's memoir of the same name. The screenplay was written by Terence Winter, and the film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Belfort, a New York stockbroker who runs a firm, Stratton Oakmont, that engages in securities fraud and corruption on Wall Street in the 1990s.

The film also features Jonah Hill and Matthew McConaughey. It is the fifth collaboration between Scorsese and DiCaprio, and the second between Scorsese and Winter after Boardwalk Empire.

“The Wolf of Wall Street Soundtrack available on iTunes NOW!”
Virgin Records has provided me with THE WOLF OF WALL STREET soundtrack to give to our fans in Sacramento. The lucky winners will also be getting a hat.

THE WOLF OF WALL STREET is a 2013 American film directed by Martin Scorsese, based on Jordan Belfort's memoir of the same name. The screenplay was written by Terence Winter, and the film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Belfort, a New York stockbroker who runs a firm, Stratton Oakmont, that engages in securities fraud and corruption on Wall Street in the 1990s.

The film also features Jonah Hill and Matthew McConaughey. It is the fifth collaboration between Scorsese and DiCaprio, and the second between Scorsese and Winter after Boardwalk Empire.

New Episodes of HISTORY's hit series COUNTING CARS premieres Tuesday, January 7 at 9pm ET/PT with back-to-back episodes.

Danny and the crew from Count’s Kustoms take the wheel again for a brand new season for some of their most interesting projects to date. From converting an old ambulance into a ghost-hunting vehicle, to turning a '34 Ford into a white hot hot-rod, to finally tackling Danny's famous '71 Super Fly Cadillac, the heat is on the boys to customize and trick out the classics. Every episode features stories behind the vintage vehicles, striking before-and-after transformations, and Danny’s relentless compulsion to find and flip the greatest rides of all time, at any cost.

New Episodes of HISTORY’s hit series AMERICAN RESTORATION premieres Tuesday, January 7 at 10pm ET/PT with back-to-back episodes.

Follow Rick Dale, owner of Rick’s Restorations in Las Vegas, and his team as they take unique broken-down pieces of American history and bring them back to life. …

Our Worst Movies Of 2013 By: MattInRC
For every parade of elephants and giraffes that are 2013's top films, there's the janitors who cleanup behind them. Yes, the worst films of the year have brought up the rear, filling our lives with their uselessness and begging the question of why we bothered with them in the first place. These projects might have seemed like good ideas in their infancy but got horribly lost in production, and some of them were probably spoiled from the start, doomed to walk the Earth until the Ghost of Roger Ebert exorcised them to the next realm.
To be fair, our index of infamy is based on our own personal standards for taste or interest. We also looked at major Hollywood releases, not those which were shot by independent companies. If A-listers made and distributed it, we considered it. Click on the movie title above each synopsis to read our full review. Films that just missed the cut due to scheduling conflicts (thank you Hollywood for scheduli…

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE MARKED ONES ReviewBy: MattInRC
The first film of 2014 - Paranormal Activity The Marked Ones - doesn't possess us in the least.

Back in 2007, the Paranormal Activity franchise was riding high. Cashing in on the formula that made The Blair Witch Project such a stunning success, Paramount showed bold flexibility in turning a small production into box office gold. The idea of hand-cam movies in horror is a brilliant concept, with many films failing desperately to mimic them. But since 2007, this franchise has looked like a shadow of its former self, and three films later, Paranormal Activity The Marked Ones utterly fails to possess us or even keep our attention.

This spin-off shares the story of a recent high school Latino graduate Jesse (Andrew Jacobs) and his best friend Hector (Jorge Diaz) as they play around with Hector's new video camera, documenting their lives in the barrio. They get chased by local thugs, ride down the stairs in a laundry bask…

The holidays may be over but Arrow is still on hiatus. The show won't return until Jan. 15, but when it does, they'll be something different about the hero. The last time we saw Oliver (Stephen Amell), he'd gotten an early Christmas gift from Barry Allen (Grant Gustin).

In the previous episode, Barry brought up something that's been bugging us since Season 1. What's up with Oliver's face paint? He claims that a mask would hinder his ability to shoot, but of course, Barry had a remedy for that. Before heading back home, he created a mask that could hide Oliver's identity without affecting his aim.

The CW's released new photos from the midseason premiere titled, "Blast Radius." They feature Arrow out in the field with his new eyewear. In one photo, he's face-to-face with Sebastian Blood, without the help of a carefully placed shadow.

Here's the episode synopsis:

ARROW HUNTS DOWN SHRAPNEL — Oliver must tackle a new threat to the city …

Bring Home The Ultimate Battle for The Cosmos with Exclusive Bonus Features! Available on 3D and HD Digital February 4th, 2014. And on 3D Combo Pack (3D Blu-ray™, 2D Blu-ray, Digital Copy), Single-Disc Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand February 25th, 2014

Marvel’s "Thor: The Dark World" continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself. In the aftermath of Marvel’s "Thor" and "Marvel’s The Avengers," Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos...but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. To defeat an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor sets upon his most dangerous and personal journey yet, forced into an alliance with the treacherous Loki to save not only his people and those he loves…but our universe itself.